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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Ctenomyidae
--> GENUS Ctenomys
SPECIES Ctenomys steinbachi
| Author: | Thomas, 1907. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 20: 164. | | Common Name: | Steinbach’s Tuco-tuco | | Type Locality: | Bolivia, Santa Cruz Dept., near Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Anderson et al. (1987) noted that the type locality was a large area only partially occupied by C. steinbachi and therefore restricted the type locality to 6 km N Buen Retiro (17o13’S, 63o38’W). | | Distribution: | Bolivia, W Santa Cruz Dept. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Karyotype has 2n=10 and FN=16 (Anderson et al., 1987). |
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